Scientists decided to test if a laser beam pointed at the sky could act like one big virtual and movable lightning rod. Scientists were able to create a virtual lightning rod using a large, powerful laser atop a mountain in Switzerland,.
A European consortium headed by the University of Geneva (UNIGE), École Polytechnique (Paris), EPFL, hes-so, and TRUMPF has managed to direct lightning by making use of a high-power laser installed at the top of Mount Säntis located in Switzerland.